Torsten2001 Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Goodbye black, helllo red!Got to get this mofo back from Shropshire, Maxi's are a bit like a drug! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrydicky Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Lovely! I remember seeing this on the Maxi Club site and thinking it was right up your street...looking forward to seeing this one back on the road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 GR8 4 BEE-IN TRIGGA'S AVATAR! All you need is totty in boots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Maxi's are a bit like a drug! And my answer to both is: Just Say No! But, if you like them (someone has to), then enjoy in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shep Shepherd Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 That's smashing! Although I'll most likely never own one, I have a soft spot for vehicles fitted with 'those doors' i.e. the Maxi, the 'Landcrab' and the mighty Austin 3-Litre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrydicky Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 I love them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 GR8 4 BEE-IN TRIGGA'S AVATAR! All you need is totty in boots. I'd rather see a bit of totty then Torsten in a pair of boots on the back!. That last photo looks like it was taken in the 80's. Great save by the way, does it need a lot of work?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 OMG they colour-coded the house and garage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrydicky Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 OMG they colour-coded the house and garage! Now that's true Maxi devotion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 That last photo looks like it was taken in the 80's. Mine? It was! Summer of 86, in fact. I couldn't get rid of that thing fast enough, replaced it with a 1968 Fiat 500. But enough of that, we're here to worship Torsten's new toy, good luck Torsten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Mine? . Sorry, i meant Torstens, I guessed yours was 70's or 80's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooters Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Seething jealous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise2cv Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Is there a picture of the car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Yes, Louise; three! I've just noticed, btw, that Torsten's ranking is "Austin Maxi" too. How appropriate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Three pictures, they aren't showing on mine either. I saw them by pressing "quote" and copying the picture URLs- although I tried looking at the thread on IE just now and they are showing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Thats sweet. I think the current owners like that colour of red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrydicky Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Pictures are here for anyone who can't view them - 5th advert down. http://www.austinmaxiclub.org/forsale/carsandparts.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 The nose-down, arse-up Maxi is truly a rare sight these days. So much more classy than the 'totally collapsed' look most of them sport after a period of lay up.I suggest you leave the suspension exactly as it is, park it on a coucil estate and sit back and watch people in their 50s walk by and say 'I remember when they all looked like that!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotorabia Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 your becoming the Maxi Priest Torsten..nice one.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Quality! Looks pretty straight too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michiel Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Wowz. I do like that... LOL@fotoarabica! Torsten now looks like this in my head: Quick, 2 the Maxi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 I took my driving test in a Maxi. it was a 1750HL with twin carbs & a wrestler gearbox Incidentally, have you seen a book called Why? - 25 years of the Austin Maxi or something very similar. I can't find a picture on the web to show you.but it's well worth an amusing read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotorabia Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 MY Granny had a new metallic green one in Scotland..she used to smoke in it with us kids inside...i blame them-that for my still current nicotine addiction.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSparrow Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Well done again Torsten, she looks luvverly.You are such a winnar!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr H Sceptre Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 What a fine motor car you have there. Since becoming the owner of my Maxi earlier this year, I have nothing but praise for them. Pretty much the perfect car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torsten2001 Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 I was talking to Scooters about this earlier, I don't know what it is with these cars because frankly I think they are pretty ugly but for all that I just love their lines! The plan is to get it to BL Transverse, Les will do whatever's necessary to get it reliable and MOT'd, I'll tax it and flog it for around £700, it WILL look stunning and I will have lost plenty of money on it for sure but I will get such incredible satisfaction by seeing another one survive that it will be absolutely worth every penny!The Maxi driving experience is not the greatest in the world but I always take them out to twisty Kent/Surrey/Sussex A roads and sit between 50 & 60 and they really come into their own and are enormous fun. They're comfortable and practical and full of joy without even attempting to be anything other than that, surprisingly I've found them to be pretty well engineered too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRocker Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Epic Maxi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brammy777 Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Superb work, great to see another Maxi being rescued by you. I look forward to seeing the end product! Perhaps you should try and get a 'full house' of BL saves? I know where there is a horrendously rotten W plate Metro that could do with saving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torsten2001 Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 I tried to get that Princess that was on Retro Rides twice but missed out twice! I would like an early Metro though! In fact I want every BL / BMC model ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 I tried to get that Prinny on RR too. A transverse six pot. Brilliant. It was a truly foul colour as well. Perfect in other words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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